Originally Posted by drspeed

I read the review of the Macan in the latest Road & Track and there are some interesting stats in there. When the Macan enters year 2 of production, its projected that over 70% of new Porsches will have 4 doors (over 50% of production will be SUVs and 911s will account for roughly 14% of sales).

I'm not in the camp that curses the Cayenne. I think its a great SUV, and more importantly its provided funds to develop and improve the sports cars.

But lets be honest here and puts things back into perspective....

When I was in elementary school my dad got a porsche. The night he came home from the dealership, I was waiting in the driveway expecting what I now know is an IMSA race car to appear. I was certain the car would have a sticker on the top of the windshield with P-O-R-S-C-H-E in the iconic font. Of course the 928 that appeared was candidly a bit of a letdown (a 911 would have been way more exciting).

Back to the point. If I'm that kid all over again, am I now waiting for a Cayenne TT or GTS to pull up the driveway?

I applaud the company for adamantly reaffirming its racing roots in recent years (Lemans, etc..). But I'm worried that the customer of a Porsche SUV or Sedan (who has never owned a P sports car) is the weakest link in the chain in terms of the name Porsche being synonymous with racing. And now given theses statistics, there will likely be more of them...

Your thoughts?

Dr.